Batis mixta
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The forest batis or short-tailed batis (Batis mixta) is a species of bird in the wattle-eye family, Platysteiridae occurring in eastern Africa. The forest batis was formally described and illustrated by the English ornithologist George Ernest Shelley in 1889 and given the binomial name Pachypora mixta. It is now one of 20 species placed in the genus Batis that was introduced by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie in 1833. The specific epithet mixta is Latin for "mixed" or "mingled".
Two subspecies are recognised: The subspecies B. m. reichenowi has sometimes been considered as a separate species, Reichenow's batis. Although the plumage of Reichenow's batis is distinctive, an analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2006 found that the DNA from specimens of Reichenow's batis were nested within sequences of the forest batis.
The forest batis is a small species measuring 9.5–10 cm (3.7–3.9 in) in length and weighing 10.5–14.2 g (0.37–0.50 oz). The adult male has bluish grey upperparts with a black mask across the face, a white... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Batis sighting in Arusha National Park on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 373 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Batis in Arusha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–July and September–March, the lowest months. That is one of Arusha National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 440 mm in April.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-tailed Batis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Arusha National Park, in our data
Arusha National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Short-tailed Batis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-tailed Batis is recorded against all the birds logged in Arusha National Park (68 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
